Why Tom Brady says he’ll be ‘very happy’ if Chiefs win Super Bowl
Speaking on the "Let's Go!" podcast, Tom Brady stressed he'd have no qualms over Patrick Mahomes winning a fourth Super Bowl in five years.
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"What they've achieved is unmatched. And I think that's cool because people always hated on us for so many years."
Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes have already received plenty of comparisons ahead of Super Bowl LIX. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff)
By Conor Ryan
February 4, 2025
2 minutes to read
Tom Brady will be on the call for Fox on Sunday when Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs try to win their fourth Super Bowl in five years.
Another Chiefs triumph over the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX would still put Mahomes three titles behind Brady’s legendary resume.
But chatter over comparisons between the two quarterbacks and Mahomes’ ability to supplant Brady as the greatest to ever do it will only grow louder if Mahomes becomes the first QB in NFL history to complete a three-peat on Sunday.
As such, it’s only natural to expect that Brady isn’t rooting for another Mahomes victory, given the potential challenge to his own legacy.
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But speaking on the “Let’s Go!” podcast with Jim Gray on Monday, Brady opted to remain impartial when it came to rooting for one outcome or the other on Sunday in New Orleans.
Beyond that neutral stance as a broadcaster, Brady also stressed that he has no qualms with a player of Mahomes’ caliber continuing to defy critics and rewrite the record books.
“Well, I’m broadcasting the game, so I don’t really have a rooting interest per se,” Brady said. “The only thing I root for in these situations are great games. I will say if the Chiefs win, I will be very happy for them. I mean, what they’ve achieved is unmatched.
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“And I think that’s cool because people always hated on us for so many years. And I didn’t understand it because all I did was like — we try to do things the right way, we try to go out there and compete for our job and win.”
The Chiefs’ dominant run as of late has led to plenty of derision from fans across the NFL, echoing some of the sour sentiment that Brady and the Patriots faced during their two-decade reign in New England.
As such, Brady seems to feel a sense of camaraderie with Mahomes and a Chiefs team that — despite having several calls go their way — has developed a knack for delivering in the clutch. Kansas City is now 17-0 in their last 17 one-score games.
“There’s an excellence that I appreciate about people who are doing other things at really high levels, because you understand the commitment that it takes for them to do what they’re doing,” Brady said. “And to be in this country and to not cheer for excellence is beyond me.”
Brady is not the only Patriots legend who wouldn’t mind seeing Mahomes and the Chiefs crowned as champions once again in 2025.
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“It’s not about rooting, it’s about curiosity, and I’m curious to see if it could be done,” former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi told The Boston Globe last week. “Nobody can ever take anything away from us, ever. But I always want to see if the unachievable is possible. And if they do it, I would just have a great respect and appreciation for a team that was able to do things that no one had ever done before.”
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